Apple DVI to Video Adapter
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Apple DVI to Video Adapter
Revolutionize your digital life-- Tips for using with OS X
Written by DS from McAllen
Oct 20, 2006
I have a G4 Mac Mini, Apple Bluetooth keyboard, & a Toshiba 32 inch SDTV flat tube. I don't use a mouse, instead I've enabled Mouse Keys on system preferences/universal access panel and use my numeric keypad to move the pointer instead. I also take advantage of the Zoom features which you activate using Cmd-opt-8 {then zoom in with cmd-opt-=, zoom out with cmd/opt/- (minus)}. The resolution is EXCELLENT. I also recommend that if you have another computer you install OSXVNC so you can take control of your display from another computer using a free VNC client should you change your display settings and muck it up to where you can't see anything, like when you accidentally choose a PAL resolution instead of an NTSC. Also, take the time to learn keyboard short cuts. This is my response to the complaints I've read on other posts. If you're willing to do all this, this thing ROCKS and is a lot of bang for the buck.
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Apple DVI to Video Adapter
Works Great
Written by BS from Twain Harte
Oct 18, 2006
I have been using one of these with my Mini for almost 2 years now. Its still working great. I have it connected to my 27" flat RCA TV via RCA. Picture quality has been good for me, and I have never had an issue with it not working.
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Apple DVI to Video Adapter
Very Poor Product
Written by RP from Cary
Oct 11, 2006
It is easy to use when it works right. It worked fine the first time that I used it. Now it only works if I can get the thing into the right position and then it is still not perfect. Either the picture doesn't show up and I just get black and lines or the picture moves around. Look around for another brand and spend the extra money for a better adapter. I am going to buy a different one because this one is junk!!
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Apple DVI to Video Adapter
Good, but?
Written by SK from Woburn
Oct 9, 2006
This works well with my Macbook Pro 15", but although I guess it says it's a mac only product, the guys at the Apple Store said it should work with a PC with DVI out. I tried it with my PC, and it doesn't work, anybody have any ideas?
Anyways, this works well with the Macbook, but the resolution quality is not that great.11 of 26 people found this useful
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Apple DVI to Video Adapter
Bad picture quality
Written by AH from Arcadia
Oct 7, 2006
It does work, but the picture quality is very bad.
I used it to connect my Macbook Pro to Sony KDL-46XBR2 HDTV, I was very disappointed by the picture quality and had to return it.
For those of you who want to connect your Mac to TV, just get a VGA to Component converter and connect to the VGA to DVI connector that came with your Mac, it works great on my 46" HDTV.
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Apple DVI to Video Adapter
Picture out of sync
Written by CI from Columbia
Sep 28, 2006
Has anyone experienced any problems with this little guy? I'm using it on a G5 tower and using the second output with adaptor to a Sony TV. Both RCA and SVideo give me an out of sync picture. Almost like the old in between two channel picture. Any advice?
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Apple DVI to Video Adapter
Excellent adapter, description needs updating
Written by CC from Bellingham
Sep 3, 2006
I love how this adapter can be plugged in to my MacBook, and the system will "remember" the laptpo's LCD resolution, icon positioning, as well as the screen savers and separate background images on othe television AND the LCD. Simply unplug the adapter and the system looks like it did before you connected it.
Front Row doesn't have an option, on the surface, of which display to run on. I found it easiest to run the screens in 'Mirror Mode' but it would be nice to have use of the MacBook screen to run other simultaneous tasks.
The product description doesn't mention the non-Pro MacBook, but this adapter works with the mini-DVI port on these machines as well.36 of 50 people found this useful
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Apple DVI to Video Adapter
Great
Written by JH from Amityville
Aug 8, 2006
This product works like it is suppose to. The people who say it is not clear on the TV don't understand video resolution. TV resolution is very low and needs to be treated so. An average TV does not see much more than about 640 X 480, even though DV is 720 X 480 and SD or DV1 is 740 X 486. So, keep your res low and all will be well. The PC is just the same.
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Apple DVI to Video Adapter
Swell.
Written by MW from minneapolis
Jun 30, 2006
After messing with settings for a bit I got the picture to be clear on my Philips tube. You can read text fine. The problem I have is using my Macbook Pro to try and play World of Warcraft. It shows up fine in windowed mode, but switching to fullscreen, it focuses on the lower left 1/2 area of game. I'm still working on this probelm, the only problem.
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Apple DVI to Video Adapter
MAC ONLY PRODUCT
Written by TH from Alton
Jun 26, 2006
TO JE from Southalake - READ DESCRIPTION DUDE!! duhhhh!!!! The Apple DVI to Video Adapter is designed to work with the DVI port on the MacBook Pro, Mac mini and Power Mac G5 systems only. WORKED FINE WITH WHAT IT SUPPOSED TO BE USED FOR....get a mac dude will work then! worked brilliant with overhead projector from Macbook!
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Apple DVI to Video Adapter
Mac Only Product
Written by JE from Southlake
Jun 16, 2006
I attempted to buy this for my PC. What a bad idea! It won't work so PC people stay away from this nice looking, inexpensive cable because it simply doesn't work. I am sure it would have fixed my problem had it had functioned properly.
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Apple DVI to Video Adapter
Replacing display?? NO!
Written by AA from Buenos Aires
Jun 2, 2006
This little adapter its a digital to analog converter, why will you try to replace your display to a normal tv?? The function is just the same than the s-video port of the powerbook, watching movies or slideshows in a tv or proyector or whatever it is, not for reading pdf on a 25" tv! the macbook pro or normal macbook display are quite good, and if you just want to watch movies or pictures, change to the glossy display. For what it is, its perfect.
29 of 47 people found this useful
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Apple DVI to Video Adapter
Use in the classroom
Written by KK from Lyndhurst
May 21, 2006
I use this and my Macbook Pro and keypoint to highlight parts of my lectures in class and to introduce other material, even what the homework is that day. I connect by book to the TV in the room and use keypoint with a remote. My kids are amazed. It's much easier to get and keep their attention than it is with just writing things on the chalkboard...which I still do as well at times.
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Apple DVI to Video Adapter
For movies only!
Written by MP from Raleigh
May 19, 2006
I feel I am just beating a dead horse, but I have to say again what some are saying here. This is for watching movies, videos, and pictures on a tv, or to a projector. This is not to try to replace your computer monitor or laptop screen with a tv. The resolution on a tv is too low! This is not just Apple, try hooking a tv up to your Dell or Toshiba, or any pc. This works great for watching movies.
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Apple DVI to Video Adapter
one neat feature
Written by EG from San Jose
May 17, 2006
it doesn't seem like that useful of a feature... but the video adapter spits out video on the RCA and S-Vid ports at the same time (i've seen devices that don't). this means that you can drive two displays from it, so when doing a video show with my G5 i can spit the RCA over a long cable to a projector and use the S-Vid for my preview out.
over all it's simple enough to use. i've never had a problem with hot-swapping the device (it's passive, AFAIK) but i take a star off for sometimes unpredictable software behavior (resolutions, moving windows around on my three monitors). i wish Apple's video out drivers were more robust, as they only control overscan and a "Best for Video" contrast setting and not positioning or size. i installed the ATi drivers and can use that to adjust it.32 of 40 people found this useful
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Apple DVI to Video Adapter
Great picture quality (for a PC to TV converter, that is)
Written by VT from North Andover
Apr 17, 2006
I bought this thing for $19 at an Apple Retail store near me. Overall picture quality is very good from my Mac mini. DON'T expect quality as good as a PC monitor because PC and TV are worlds apart.
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Apple DVI to Video Adapter
Really 4 1/2
Written by CE from Sacramento
Apr 14, 2006
I love it for videos stored on my hard drive! The only bad thing about it is the poor text quality but for $20, you cant go wrong.
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Apple DVI to Video Adapter
Poor picture quality
Written by PM from Berlin
Mar 20, 2006
I am very disappointed about this product. I baught this adapter with an Intel MacMini to replace my PC running Windows XP MCE. But compared to the PC the picture quality of this product is very poor.
I'm using a PAL-TV as monitor and a Denon AV-Receiver to switch the sources, audio as well as video. So basically both the PC and the Mac are wired to to monitor in the exact same way. The Mac even uses the higher quality cable.
However, the PC picture is crisp and colorful. DVD movies look exactly as they should, and text can be read black on white from a little distance.
The picture quality of the mac is far from that. Text is blurry and has color artefacts, colors in DVD movies are all messed up. So for instance when an actor wears a white shirt with some light stripes, it will show as blue and red stripes on the mac.
I'm supremely disappointed and am currently thinking of returning the adapter as well as the Mini...28 of 120 people found this useful
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Apple DVI to Video Adapter
WATCH OUT!! WARNING!!
Written by AH from Amsterdam
Mar 15, 2006
This is a nice working adapter, but watch out with hotswapping this thing.
Before you connect it to your DVI port, turn off your G5 and disconnect the powercord.
Else, you have a good chance that you will blow up the adapter cause of an electric circuit on the DVI out. I lost 3 of these things before I knew that this was the problem, instead of a bad Geforce 6600 videocard.52 of 72 people found this useful
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Apple DVI to Video Adapter
Awesome
Written by SE from Orange
Mar 10, 2006
This product is awesome. Setup is a whole 2 seconds, if it isn't than your doing something wrong! Remember this is DVI to Composite and S-Video. It's meant for Movies and Games not turning your TV into a computer screen. DVI requires way higher resolution which standard TV's don't offer. If you are using a flat screen TV with DVI or VGA in that it would look great. But if yours only takes in S-Video or Composite than you will be disappointed. But that isn't because of the cable, it's because of the TV. Unless you are planning on doing work a 640 x 480 screen resolution than you are going to have a tough time. Original TV sets weren't meant to be computer monitors. If you want to test this for yourself just borrow a projection unit. Connect you computer via DVI or VGA to the DVI or VGA adapter (may require DVI to VGA adapter pending on projection unit) on the projection unit. Start up the two and make sure you are using the correct screen resolution for the projector. You'll see that the quality is fantastic. However, if you take that same computer and use a DVI to Component/S-Video adapter and hook it up to the projection units Component or S-Video adapter you'll notice the screen is no longer crisp. Games and Videos still look good but you've lost alot of resolution. So if you think this is a bad product because it looks poor than you don't get what you are talking about. Also, if you think that your Mac can't do it right...you would also be wrong. They've been able to do this for a really, really long time and they do it very well. I would know as I use both and you can set this up on a mac in less than half the time it takes you in any version of Windows so far. (Haven't tried it in Vista yet. Hopefully it will be better, easier and quicker.)
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